1 Red Cow Cottages, Watling Street, Kensworth, Dunstable, LU6 3QU
About 1 Red Cow Cottages
1 Red Cow Cottages is an end-of-terrace house in Kensworth, Dunstable, Dunstable (LU6 3QU). It has a recorded floor area of 63 m² (around 678 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (February 2021) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in March 2018 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 63 m² the property is well over the postcode median (40 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include subdivision, an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Upgraded to gas central heating
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Planning history
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
- May 2014ConversionFullIn report
Conversion of 1 Red Cow Cottage back to Nos 1 & 2 Red Cow Cottages
- Reference
- CB/13/03762/FULL
- Jul 2013SubdivisionFullIn report
Conversion of 1 Red Cow cottages back to 2 dwellings
- Reference
- CB/13/01576/FULL
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
1 Red Cow Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£309,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in LU6 3QU: £204,000 (2023–2012).
Versus other Watling Street homes
Floor Area for 1 Red Cow Cottages runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
43 (E)
Street avg 45 (E)
Floor Area
63 m²
Street avg 56 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 3.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
The Packhorse PH — bus stop.
Closest school
1.3 km
Markyate Village School and Nursery. 4 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.6dB